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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 687004
Your 0745 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0700 your fix is 350°T, 0.9 nm from Kittle water tank. You steer 345°T at 6.3 kn through the water. At 0745 a new fix puts you 097°T, 2.2 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 0745 DR, then find the current: set (the true direction the water moved you, from the DR to the fix) and drift (its speed in knots over the 45 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0700 fix | 350°T, 0.9 nm from Kittle water tank |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 345°T, 6.3 kn |
| 0745 fix | 097°T, 2.2 nm from Tern Island tower |
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